"Are you alright now? Is anything bothering you?" Cheng Shaolin was still worried. He had been frightened earlier and was still a little scared when he thought about it.
Li Xiao looked at him with her big, watery eyes, which melted his heart.
"It's alright, I'm fine now." Cheng Shaolin nodded, as long as Xiaoxiao was alright.
"I feel fine now. Sorry, I scared you. And the others," Li Xiao turned to look at the people lying down. They were all fast asleep, exhausted.
Cheng Shaolin patted her head. "What's the big deal? If I don't care about you, who else would I care about?"
Li Xiao smiled, biting her lip.
"You said you saw light behind you?"
Li Xiao nodded. "It hurt a lot back then, it really hurt. I don't want to feel that kind of pain again." She hugged her arms, as if that would give her more courage and make her stop feeling the pain.
Looking at Li Xiao now, Cheng Shaolin felt a pang of heartache, remembering the previous scene and the fear on her face. Just imagine it yourself—how painful it would be to feel yourself being bitten and eaten alive.
He held Li Xiao in his arms, telling her not to be afraid. Gently, repeatedly, he stroked her back, letting her know that he was there for her no matter what. He wouldn't abandon her; he would always be by her side.
As Li Xiao gradually calmed down, she realized she was still in Cheng Shaolin's arms and quickly broke free.
She lowered her head shyly. Fortunately, the light was dim and her face was not clearly visible, otherwise you would have seen two blushes creeping up her fair face.
Cheng Shaolin didn't see it. He saw Li Xiaoan calm down, so he brought her a bottle of water and handed it to her.
Li Xiao took it and took a sip.
The cool water flowed down, quenching her thirst. Li Xiao laughed, "Being enveloped by that light back then felt just like drinking water now." She picked up the mineral water bottle and looked at it.
Cheng Shaolin became interested after hearing her say that. "What?"
Li Xiao smiled and said, "It's like being soaked and enveloped in warm water, it's very comfortable. Gradually, I can no longer feel the pain in my body, and I'm getting stronger and stronger." As she spoke, she looked at Cheng Shaolin with a smile, her voice still filled with joy.
Cheng Shaolin laughed as well, "Really? It seems that light is extraordinary."
He said it unintentionally, but the listener noticed.
Li Xiao was taken aback. Cheng Shaolin noticed her expression and asked, "What's wrong? Is something the problem?"
Li Xiao slowly turned her gaze to him. "You're right, it is indeed unusual." Cheng Shaolin was stunned this time; he had only said it casually.
Seeing Cheng Shaolin's confusion, Li Xiao continued, "Things started to get better from the moment that light appeared. Those people disappeared, the zombies were gone, and the pain disappeared. Later," Li Xiao recalled some scenes from that time, but she couldn't describe the indescribable feelings she had at the time, so she paused.
Seeing that she was not going to say anything more, Cheng Shaolin did not ask any further questions.
He didn't urge her, just waited and silently watched Li Xiao.
Li Xiao didn't know how to explain, and looked at Cheng Shaolin with slight distress, "It's hard to say, the feeling at that time was quite mysterious."
Cheng Shaolin smiled gently, "It's okay, if it's hard to say, then don't say it, it's fine."
Li Xiao nodded and looked out the window.
It was pitch black outside the window; nothing could be seen except for the roars of zombies echoing in the darkness.
Li Xiao immediately remembered, "That's right, the voice!"
Seeing Li Xiao's eyes widen in realization, Cheng Shaolin wondered what she had remembered this time.
"As for the sound, I felt completely disoriented at the time, not knowing what to do. I just wanted to go out, to go out. Then I followed the light and walked forward, and walked forward. I don't know how long I walked, but I felt my consciousness gradually becoming clearer and clearer," Li Xiao said to Cheng Shaolin as she recalled the experience.
Cheng Shaolin didn't speak, but listened quietly to her.
"Gradually, I felt very comfortable, and my mind became clearer and clearer. It was as if the light warmed my head, and my headache disappeared." Cheng Shaolin smiled and patted her head. "Yes, your head needs to be healthy. You can't have headaches every day."
"I felt more and more comfortable. I kept walking forward, and it seemed like I heard a sound." Cheng Shaolin was stunned for a moment.
"A sound? What sound?"
"It seemed to come from a very far place, like it was floating over. It was very soft, but I heard it. There was a voice calling me, yes, calling my name." Li Xiao still remembers that she remembered her name because she heard the voice.
"Was it calling your name?" Cheng Shaolin asked in surprise.
"Yes." Li Xiao nodded. "I only remembered my name when I heard someone call me. It was like I woke up right away and knew what I was doing." Li Xiao happily told Cheng Shaolin.
Cheng Shaolin laughed too. Could it be that he had been calling Xiaoxiao's name the whole time to wake her up? If that was the case, then he was very fortunate.
He was also very emotional at this moment, thankful that he hadn't stopped, otherwise, he wouldn't dare to think any further.
Li Xiao smiled at Cheng Shaolin and thanked him solemnly. She had heard Tian Tian and the others say that it was Cheng Shaolin who noticed something was wrong with her and kept calling out to her, trying to bring her back to her senses.
Regardless of whether it was his fault or not, she still had to thank him. She was grateful for his perseverance back then.
"You don't need to be so polite with me," Cheng Shaolin said, somewhat helplessly, at her thanks. "And you don't need to thank me anymore, understand?"
Li Xiao stared at him for a while before nodding with her head down.
Cheng Shaolin found it amusing. "Looks like I called out at the right time, didn't I?"
Li Xiao thought about it and realized that seemed to be the case. If no one called her, would she get lost inside and not be able to find her way out?
"Yeah, I think so. I felt a sense of sudden enlightenment at the time, and I felt much lighter."
"Okay, that's good, I'm glad I was able to help you." Cheng Shaolin looked very accomplished.
Li Xiao didn't find it funny anymore. "Yeah, I heard someone call me, which woke me up from that confusion. It was like something exploded in my mind, scattering and disappearing like fireworks. Then I woke up, that's all."
Cheng Shaolin nodded, roughly understanding what she had gone through.
This must be her inner demon, like the kind described in novels. That scene left a deep impression on her, negatively impacting her mind, like an inner demon, devouring her.
If you can't wake up on your own, you will remain trapped in it forever, unable to escape.
This was actually quite terrifying, and I never expected Li Xiao to encounter it. Fortunately, she woke up thanks to her own willpower; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
What people say sounds simple, but the actual process may not be as easy as they describe.
This is what it means to say something is easy, but do it is very difficult.
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